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but the nation's outside rwanda, the people outside rwanda may have said, we cannot sit back. let's do something. what that something would be, i do not know. >> host: would ease but to the government in your phone call with had a state. rwanda was staffing to what indeed -- what was it is said to you? >> the ambassadors here. the think the reason, first of all, we think vetted come back which invariably meant to, we don't have the resources. we'll have the men to go. you never really get the positive response needed to deal to take on the force. and at that time the canadian military adviser in the department of peacekeeping. we have a system for the source arrangements. we had approached each government test in time of crisis if we were to approach of , what would you do? some say we will give of italian. others said effete hospital. others said we would give you a patrol car. so he came back to me and said, sir, we tested the system. a very effective. it worked well. at least we know that we are getting nothing. his reaction. and, of course, if they don't want to give them
but the nation's outside rwanda, the people outside rwanda may have said, we cannot sit back. let's do something. what that something would be, i do not know. >> host: would ease but to the government in your phone call with had a state. rwanda was staffing to what indeed -- what was it is said to you? >> the ambassadors here. the think the reason, first of all, we think vetted come back which invariably meant to, we don't have the resources. we'll have the men to go. you never...
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in the investigations that i had gone to do on rwanda and rwanda in particular said that the only reason for failure was lack of will to act a day when we look at this, since we also have to consider context and taking enough time to answer your question because i think it's important -- and somalia where president bush's father sent in thousands of soldiers to feed hungry samoans, it was an incredible and noble initiative. he did it at the time of the elections and he was leaving office, but he took that decision and the soldiers went in and did whatever they could. of course, this mollies were fighting in unresisting, and sometimes you have food in warehouses, but you couldn't get it to the people. so they came in and broke up that locked down so that we could feed the people. and then they threw in the operation, black hawk was shut down and the u.s. relinquished troops. but the troops let somalia were not as the u.s. troops. almost every western government withdrew their troops. they let somalia, the best armed troops. in the end, we had to close it down because it collapsed. this wa
in the investigations that i had gone to do on rwanda and rwanda in particular said that the only reason for failure was lack of will to act a day when we look at this, since we also have to consider context and taking enough time to answer your question because i think it's important -- and somalia where president bush's father sent in thousands of soldiers to feed hungry samoans, it was an incredible and noble initiative. he did it at the time of the elections and he was leaving office, but...
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the rwanda genocide. now, that office dealt more with the united nations than with africa, even though the united nations was dealing with the issue. at the time, it was a working level staff position. her first in government. ambassador rice could make announcements, but wouldn't be involved in making such an important decision about getting involved militarily in rwanda and president clinton said he made the decision. it was the greatest mistake of his presidency. and susan rice traveled to rwanda shortly after the genocide and said seeing the horrors of rwanda, the ground littered with hundreds of thousands of bodies is what actually made her passionate about the issue of preventing genocide in the future. she realized this was a wrong decision of the administration. she returned when she became u.n. ambassador, spoke about that experience and there's also a quote from her in the book reference by rabbi shmuley in which she swore that if she ever faced a crisis like that again, she would argue for dram
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i don't think it would have had that much impact on the people in rwanda but the people outside of rwanda may have said, we cannot sit back. let's do something. something would have been, i do not know. >> host: when you spoke to the government with the heads of state and rwanda was starting to unfold, you knew the massacre was happening, what was that they said to you, their reason for not giving troops? >> guest: i spoke to the ambassador so often the reason is that first evolved we will think about it and people come back, which invariably meant no. we don't have the resources or we are overstretched and we don't have the men to go in. and you never really got a positive response you needed to be able to build a force and in fact at that time i had a canadian military adviser in the department of peacekeeping, and we had come up with a system that we called the standby forces arrangement where we had approached each government to ask, in a time of crisis, if we were to approach you, what would you do? what would you give? some said we would give battalion or they said a field hospital
i don't think it would have had that much impact on the people in rwanda but the people outside of rwanda may have said, we cannot sit back. let's do something. something would have been, i do not know. >> host: when you spoke to the government with the heads of state and rwanda was starting to unfold, you knew the massacre was happening, what was that they said to you, their reason for not giving troops? >> guest: i spoke to the ambassador so often the reason is that first evolved...
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but in the investigations that i have done on rwanda and also bosnia and rwanda in particular said there was a reason for failure was lack of will to act and change. and i think when we look at these, we have to consider context. i'm taking a tough time to answer your question. i think it's important that the in somalia, where the president bush's father sent in thousands of soldiers to feed hungry somalis, it was an incredible noble initiative. he it it at the time of the elections. and the soldiers went in and did whatever they could. of course, the somalis were fight and resisting and sometimes you had food in warehouses, but you couldn't get to the people. they came in and broke up that lock jam so that we can feed the people. and then they -- the operation [inaudible] and u.s. troops. but the troops which lead somalia were not just the u.s. troops, almost every western government withdrew their troops. the best troops left somalia. and in the end, we collapsed. we had to close the operation down. there was the end of the '93 and beginning of '94, spring of '94 we had rue wan dpa. wh
but in the investigations that i have done on rwanda and also bosnia and rwanda in particular said there was a reason for failure was lack of will to act and change. and i think when we look at these, we have to consider context. i'm taking a tough time to answer your question. i think it's important that the in somalia, where the president bush's father sent in thousands of soldiers to feed hungry somalis, it was an incredible noble initiative. he it it at the time of the elections. and the...
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many of them are rising in rwanda. our correspondent analyzes the latest developments. >> passions rise as a new rebellion takes place close to the rwanda and uganda borders. several thousand demonstrators marching from the local headquarters of the united nations peacekeeping force to demand that they do more to recalls the route -- repulse the movement. >> the effort like a referee in thmiddle of the village. this woman says her church is in the village. they demand it take their baggage and returned. >> the protesters, like the drc government, accused rwanda of supporting the rebels who have recently taken several towns, prompting fears that they may attempt to attack the provincial capital. today, the president insisted camethe m-23's weapons from deserting congolese soldiers, not from rwanda. >> it is a mix of both ignorance and arrogance. people not listening. it is just that. >> the president not only repeated his government's denial that it backs the rebels but challenged the allegations. >> we do not know what
many of them are rising in rwanda. our correspondent analyzes the latest developments. >> passions rise as a new rebellion takes place close to the rwanda and uganda borders. several thousand demonstrators marching from the local headquarters of the united nations peacekeeping force to demand that they do more to recalls the route -- repulse the movement. >> the effort like a referee in thmiddle of the village. this woman says her church is in the village. they demand it take their...
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at the same time, he was very involved in the rwanda affair, he travelled to rwanda. and -- but at the same time, soledad, he's also a politician, he just lost a congress ap campaign. a republican campaign. and the republicans as you know, are piling on to their concerns about rice related to the benghazi issue. i might note that neither rah by schmooley as a citizen raised this during susan rice's campaign to the u.s. ambassador to the u.s. >> thanks elise. appreciate it. >>> out front tonight, john boehner offers up his own plan to avoid the fiscal cliff. the president responds and a new heir to the british thrown is on the way. an unusual condition is keeping the duchess of cambridge in the hospital. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell
at the same time, he was very involved in the rwanda affair, he travelled to rwanda. and -- but at the same time, soledad, he's also a politician, he just lost a congress ap campaign. a republican campaign. and the republicans as you know, are piling on to their concerns about rice related to the benghazi issue. i might note that neither rah by schmooley as a citizen raised this during susan rice's campaign to the u.s. ambassador to the u.s. >> thanks elise. appreciate it. >>>...
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uganda, rwanda, and the drc are treat fairly. that they're not subject to harassment and intimidation and human rights violences. there has has been a deep concern that many rwanda speakers have been disadvantaged in the eastern congo. and thirdly, they would like to see the issue of refugee resettlement taken care of. they're continuing to exist a large number of congo who are in refugee camps in rwanda, and the region who should be allowed to go -- back to the east. all of these are things that motivate their interest in the area. >> thank you. all right. i have one more question. we've been joined by congresswoman. i want to ask a unanimous consent that noncommittee members be allowed to participate. after all committee members had an opportunity to ask questions that the chairman will permit. >> no objections. >> thank you. the question on the other side, is whatever role they may be playing that the drc is mainly the source of the problem. they cannot provide adequate security in the region. you mentioned in the efforts to t
uganda, rwanda, and the drc are treat fairly. that they're not subject to harassment and intimidation and human rights violences. there has has been a deep concern that many rwanda speakers have been disadvantaged in the eastern congo. and thirdly, they would like to see the issue of refugee resettlement taken care of. they're continuing to exist a large number of congo who are in refugee camps in rwanda, and the region who should be allowed to go -- back to the east. all of these are things...
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during the rwanda genocide. people were wondering where is butress -- he was out on a vacation collecting his awards. it came to light afterwards, why wasn't the united states taking action? he had funded the rwandan genocide just prior. he is the guy that got the weapons was the u.n. finance. that was a moment that blew me away. >> i have to tell you in watching the film, it was the ah-ha moment and at that point it's a worthless organization and criminal enterprise. its wonderful documentary. if they have any dowels about whether or not the u.n. is an effective organization, i think this film will erase any of those doubts. this year's race for the white house has been more vicious than ever. political experts say negative ads do seem to work. joyce meyer [ male announcer ] if it wasn't for a little thing called the computer, we might still be making mix tapes. find this. pause this. play this. eject this. write this. it's like the days before esurance express lane™. you had to find a bunch of documents just
during the rwanda genocide. people were wondering where is butress -- he was out on a vacation collecting his awards. it came to light afterwards, why wasn't the united states taking action? he had funded the rwandan genocide just prior. he is the guy that got the weapons was the u.n. finance. that was a moment that blew me away. >> i have to tell you in watching the film, it was the ah-ha moment and at that point it's a worthless organization and criminal enterprise. its wonderful...
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>> i think rwanda is an excellent success story where you have women and 56% of women parliamentarians, but also women equally in power at the grassroots level. >> thank you for joining us. one final note from pakistan -- in a bbc interview, the pakistani prime minister was asked about why bbc world news has been removed from cable transmissions in this country. he told us he was in favor of freedom for the media and that he definitely wanted the bbc to be operating in pakistan. now, to an exhibition dedicated to the personal journey which millions of islamic pilgrims to mecca. the british museum hajj opens today, including textiles and practical items like the train tickets it takes to get there. >> from turkey to timbuktu, this exhibition on the hajj has taken two years to put together with objects on loan from 13 different countries. on display at the british museum of art exhibits that are rarely seen in the west, like this ticket issued by thomas cook for pilgrims traveling to india in 1886. >> it charts the history of the pilgrimage, which we do not know much about, and it is ful
>> i think rwanda is an excellent success story where you have women and 56% of women parliamentarians, but also women equally in power at the grassroots level. >> thank you for joining us. one final note from pakistan -- in a bbc interview, the pakistani prime minister was asked about why bbc world news has been removed from cable transmissions in this country. he told us he was in favor of freedom for the media and that he definitely wanted the bbc to be operating in pakistan....
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relations with rwanda. furthermore, we must know how to evisceration tends to deal with the drc government invited his deficiencies and security sector reform. this hearing will take a comprehensive look at who is responsible for the security and eastern congo beyond the two government and militias. most attention is being paid to the rebel movement in eastern congo justifiably so. in light of the recent seizure territory and overall destructive impacts on the people of eastern congo. however their are reportedly as many as two dozen armed groups terrorizing congolese in these regions. according to a 20 subreport, commodities of war, nine of these militias are believed to be the most permanent. they range from those for the focus on rwanda or uganda, today was formed in response to perpetrators for a genocide in rwanda to the dear the ortho singly focused on the drc itself. whatever the region for their founding, their terrorist eastern congo and the drc as a whole. we consider the flow of arms that enables
relations with rwanda. furthermore, we must know how to evisceration tends to deal with the drc government invited his deficiencies and security sector reform. this hearing will take a comprehensive look at who is responsible for the security and eastern congo beyond the two government and militias. most attention is being paid to the rebel movement in eastern congo justifiably so. in light of the recent seizure territory and overall destructive impacts on the people of eastern congo. however...
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relations with rwanda. furthermore, we must know how the administration intends to deal with the drc government. this hearing will take a comprehensive look at who is responsible for the insecurity in the eastern congo beyond the government and the militias. most attention is being paid to the rebel movement in eastern congo, and justifiably so. in light of their recent seizure of territory and overall destructive impact on the people of eastern congo. there are as many as two dozen armed groups terrorizing congolese in this region. according to a report, nine of these militias are believed to be the most prominent. they range from those with a focus on rwanda or you uganda to those formed in response of the flight of the 1994 genocide in rwanda to the drc or those singularly focused on the drc itself. whatever the reason for their founding, these militias have terrorized the people of the eastern congo and the drc as a whole. we must identify their support base and then the flow of arms and other aid that
relations with rwanda. furthermore, we must know how the administration intends to deal with the drc government. this hearing will take a comprehensive look at who is responsible for the insecurity in the eastern congo beyond the government and the militias. most attention is being paid to the rebel movement in eastern congo, and justifiably so. in light of their recent seizure of territory and overall destructive impact on the people of eastern congo. there are as many as two dozen armed...
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diplomat in the rwanda -- during the rwanda genocide where 800,000 people were killed in 100 days. our deputy assistant secretary for african affairs had the cell phone numbers of the perpetrators and would call them up. she would set her alarm for 2:00 in the morning and say colonel, i want you to know if you don't stop the genocide, the president will hold you personally responsible. she was total smoke and mirrors. the president had not given her any such instructions. they are nameable, they are findable and they are stopable. but it's not something we have chosen to make a priority just yet. >> you often tell the stories in here with a person and one of those is henry. who was he and what's the story around him? >> henry is my first, what i come to call upstander. this is a book by about bistanding. it's told through the incredible struggles of upstanders, people who stand up in or outside the system. he was the u.s. ambassador in constantinople when the turks began to systematically deport and murder and destroy their army and minority. what's interesting about him is number
diplomat in the rwanda -- during the rwanda genocide where 800,000 people were killed in 100 days. our deputy assistant secretary for african affairs had the cell phone numbers of the perpetrators and would call them up. she would set her alarm for 2:00 in the morning and say colonel, i want you to know if you don't stop the genocide, the president will hold you personally responsible. she was total smoke and mirrors. the president had not given her any such instructions. they are nameable,...
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you were thinking about rwanda. guest: do not all think about that when we are sitting around our couch? it was an event like to put my finger on exactly. it was a saturday night. you watch a movie. i was watching "bowling for columbine." michael more and i have very different political views. i always looked at him as a significant figure. he makes something i want to see. i was watching the movie. i had seen it before. for some reason i was thinking about rwanda. thinking, here is a genocide that happened, not in the olden days, it happened while i was working. i said, there is one going on right now. as i sit here, in my comfortable apartment in manhattan, there are people who are running for their lives in terror. i said, how can this be in our day and age? i thought to myself, as a society, we are so much better off than almost every way imaginable. you look at the availability of food, medicine, in almost every way we are better off. the one way we are not is security. we are probably more insecure than we wer
you were thinking about rwanda. guest: do not all think about that when we are sitting around our couch? it was an event like to put my finger on exactly. it was a saturday night. you watch a movie. i was watching "bowling for columbine." michael more and i have very different political views. i always looked at him as a significant figure. he makes something i want to see. i was watching the movie. i had seen it before. for some reason i was thinking about rwanda. thinking, here is a...
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. >>> our third story out front tonight, ambassador rice's role in rwanda. a group of religious leaders have opened a new line of attack on the woman believed to be the leading candidate for secretary of state. by questioning rice's role in the clinton administration during the rwanda again side. rick warren tweeted this. susan rice's appalling words when she put election politics ahead of stopping the again side in rwanda. before that tweet was deleted. a 2002 article claims rice said this. if we use the word again side and are seen as doing nothing, what will be the effect on the november congressional election? our foreign affairs reporter is out front tonight. elise, does the criticism against rice add up, do you think? >> i don't think 100%, soledad. susan rice was director for u.n. affairs at the national security council at the time of the again side, the rwanda again side. that office dealt more with the united nations than with africa, even though the united nations was dealing with the issue. at the time it was a working level staff position. her f
. >>> our third story out front tonight, ambassador rice's role in rwanda. a group of religious leaders have opened a new line of attack on the woman believed to be the leading candidate for secretary of state. by questioning rice's role in the clinton administration during the rwanda again side. rick warren tweeted this. susan rice's appalling words when she put election politics ahead of stopping the again side in rwanda. before that tweet was deleted. a 2002 article claims rice said...
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that rwanda has in eastern congo. cultural ties and security interests that they would be able to ensure, including other political dissidents. however, that being said, you noted basing that determination, the peace process would have to find a way of to identify a solution which appears to appeal to their long-term objective. in order for them to stop. i am not convinced that anything less at this stage than something close to that long-term objective would cause them to stop. however, if that solution is identified, there could be some kind of decentralization process and the implementation of that agreement will require significant accompaniment and tremendous investment, not only from the united states, but other members of the international community to reinforce the capacity of the countries and perhaps external control and manipulation. that will be, as i say, realistically one of the keys moving forward from this current crisis and it requires a very long-term commitment to building up an economically and ind
that rwanda has in eastern congo. cultural ties and security interests that they would be able to ensure, including other political dissidents. however, that being said, you noted basing that determination, the peace process would have to find a way of to identify a solution which appears to appeal to their long-term objective. in order for them to stop. i am not convinced that anything less at this stage than something close to that long-term objective would cause them to stop. however, if...
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it's an accusation rwanda strongly denies, but the u.n. said they pushed into the city using sophisticated equipment. the worry is that this war will pull in regional powers. erin? >> thank you very much. >>> along with warplanes and rockets, drones have been chris cossing the skies over gaza for days. we got a tour behind those drones. >> reporter: before the booms and the blasts, a hum. droning were in the air space over gaza and even after the cease fire, they will rerain. >> they are ubiquitous. hundreds of them flying around. >> reporter: days before the conflict broke out, cnn was on the grown in tell aviv to get an inside look of the manufacturing of the drones. we visited the biggest manufacturer. is rule aerospace industries. the company does $3.5 billion annual sales. a quarter of that go to the ministry of defense. they make one of israel's most valuable tools. >> we can see the uav position. >> uavs are planes without pilots and operated with the click of a mouse. >> sometimes you need to get footage. this is something better t
it's an accusation rwanda strongly denies, but the u.n. said they pushed into the city using sophisticated equipment. the worry is that this war will pull in regional powers. erin? >> thank you very much. >>> along with warplanes and rockets, drones have been chris cossing the skies over gaza for days. we got a tour behind those drones. >> reporter: before the booms and the blasts, a hum. droning were in the air space over gaza and even after the cease fire, they will...
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during the genocide, rwanda genocide, where is butroes, butroes gali. and why was he not taking action? he had funded the rwanda, got them the weapons, and the finance, and that blew me away. >> mike: i've got to tell you in watching the film shall the moment, a-ha moment and i thought for a long time this is a worth less organization, at the end i think it's a corrupt and criminal end prize, it's a wonderful documentary. p people should see it. if they have any doubts whether the u.n. is an effective organization. i think the film will erase those doubts. thank you. >> my pleasure e this year's race for the white house is more vicious than ever and political experts say that the attack ads are effective. but why they're counterproductive. h ] olaf's s earns 2% cash back on every purchase, everday! helium delivery. put it on my spark card! [ pop! ] [ garth ] why settle for less? great businesses deserve the most rewards! awesome!!! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capitalne. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or double miles on ev
during the genocide, rwanda genocide, where is butroes, butroes gali. and why was he not taking action? he had funded the rwanda, got them the weapons, and the finance, and that blew me away. >> mike: i've got to tell you in watching the film shall the moment, a-ha moment and i thought for a long time this is a worth less organization, at the end i think it's a corrupt and criminal end prize, it's a wonderful documentary. p people should see it. if they have any doubts whether the u.n. is...
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the united nations accuses rwanda of supporting the rebellion. thank you for being with us on gmt. how serious is this situation? >> the situation in goma is quiet. people are going about their businesses. this morning, we had [inaudible] not to conduct business. people are going back to normal. everything is quiet now. >> you say the situation is quiet at the moment. is the u.n. basically going to hold its positions in goma until they come closer, or are you able to preempt this possible attack? >> [inaudible] we are searching along the outskirts of goma. [inaudible] all the intermissioinformation r activities. >> ok, thank you very much for that. i must apologize. if you found it a little difficult to understand on that line. islamist militants have been destroyed two ancient tombs in mali, a 14th century mosque in the mali city of timbuktu. militants linked to al-qaeda say they will destroy all mausoleums that do not comply with sharia law. u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has arrived in the communist country, the first 97 years. she is set to discuss concerns about a con
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the short-term deal with generous to rwanda. the congolese officers, particularly in rwanda and its own officers who took control over much of the army in eastern congo. paradoxically the rebels have also complained of a pervasive corruption within the congolese army. nevertheless, as the most powerful commanders in the drc, they were some of the worst perpetrators of racketeering. moreover, the rebels have claimed discrimination of the officers within the army and the killing of the former officers within redeployed outside. while certain historical animosities cannot be denied, dozens of senior officers and over four-fifths have chosen not to join the rebellion. in recent months m23 is increasing claim they want to redo the discredited 2011 presidential election. nevertheless, a political party had in fact join the presidential electoral line and many top m23 commanders order should massive fraud on his behalf. if it's not nearly the claims of the march 23, 2000 agreement or good governancgovernanc e, human rights, then what d
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and the book tries to explain both in rwanda where our make sure were. it really provides an insider's view within the united states government of where we were going wrong step-by-step and so genocide unfolded. >> what the bulk of the book is creating these bunlz to try the perpetrators of the crimes that you just outlined and i think william alluded to this in his discussion of nuremberg you can look back at these events with kind of rose colored glasses but when you get into the weeds they're very messy complicated political bargaining behind all of it which i think really is one of the themes of your book. and i'm wondering if you could just expand upon that a little bit and tell us from your perspective what did you find -- why it was so difficult to achieve what really all good people want which is justice, to punish the perpetrator. >> recognize, michael, in 1993 and '94 in particular when this started we had gone 40 years since nuremberg and tokyo without any international criminal tribunals and, quite frankly, nuremberg was sort of the fading di
and the book tries to explain both in rwanda where our make sure were. it really provides an insider's view within the united states government of where we were going wrong step-by-step and so genocide unfolded. >> what the bulk of the book is creating these bunlz to try the perpetrators of the crimes that you just outlined and i think william alluded to this in his discussion of nuremberg you can look back at these events with kind of rose colored glasses but when you get into the weeds...
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back to our poor judgment, linked back in the days when she was with president clinton where she told rwanda genocide, is this going to affect the congressional elections. again, poor political judgment. she jumped to the conclusion without asking the very important questions when you get these quote, unquote, talking points. >> sean: it doesn't sound like she has the qualification of even had clinton? >> you get to fully vet somebody and fully understand what they knew. i have full confidence she will be able to explain what she was talking about is what the intelligence community was telling her was going on at the time. she said, it's not definitively concluded. so back to the confirmation of the hearing but this is someone who has served the u.n. very well. she worked on the security council to bring these crippling sanctions on iran. she has a long resume. she has full confidence. >> sean: you know hillary clinton you are friends with the clintons. she does not have the resume, she is no hillary clinton. >> she is not hillary clinton but she brings a different skill set. hillary clinton
back to our poor judgment, linked back in the days when she was with president clinton where she told rwanda genocide, is this going to affect the congressional elections. again, poor political judgment. she jumped to the conclusion without asking the very important questions when you get these quote, unquote, talking points. >> sean: it doesn't sound like she has the qualification of even had clinton? >> you get to fully vet somebody and fully understand what they knew. i have full...
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, rwanda's support for military financing has been suspended. we will continue to monitor reports of an external support and respond appropriately, including reviewing our assistance. we are working with our partners and the drc to develop a comprehensive approach that addresses all three elements, the congolese defense forces, military justice, and the police. we must work to develop a more professional forces that respect human rights and protect territorial integrity in population. the defense department has provided training to the congolese military, including training of a light infantry battalion in 2010. sexual and gender based violence prevention and training were incorporated in every aspect of this effort. in addition to the ongoing training, the defense department's as included logistics, exercise participation, basic military intelligence training, humanitarian assistance and he military action. moving forward, the defense department stands ready to work with our colleagues to determine the best way ahead including providing additio
, rwanda's support for military financing has been suspended. we will continue to monitor reports of an external support and respond appropriately, including reviewing our assistance. we are working with our partners and the drc to develop a comprehensive approach that addresses all three elements, the congolese defense forces, military justice, and the police. we must work to develop a more professional forces that respect human rights and protect territorial integrity in population. the...
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for that we need the whole international community to cooperate better together i think the case of rwanda is a perfect example of these are the types of missions where there is violence in ethnic conflict being used against innocent people where the international community cannot just say we will not intervene we will not get involved but it is our moral imperative. the right mechanism to deal with that as i said i don't think nato has a right mechanism of all of these problems i think there are some within the nato area and along the periphery that nato can contribute to but i think it's also the responsibility of other regions and other members of the international community to contribute and paul do their fair share ok william jump in. ga ga if you think that nato is concerned about keeping the peace and saving lives and i find it amazing why didn't they intervene in iraq to save the iraqi people from the american bombing can you answer that question that's a clear case of our side aggression against people who had not invaded the us and the us went and killed tens of thousands of thou
for that we need the whole international community to cooperate better together i think the case of rwanda is a perfect example of these are the types of missions where there is violence in ethnic conflict being used against innocent people where the international community cannot just say we will not intervene we will not get involved but it is our moral imperative. the right mechanism to deal with that as i said i don't think nato has a right mechanism of all of these problems i think there...
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which is the combined demand of kenya, uganda and rwanda today. there is huge potential for savings in energy conversation that can fuel a lot of the power that we need in cleaner ways. let me address very briefly the potential of power. in addition to their daily tasks of lightening potential is very important. in developing countries, people in the rural areas use now electricity mostly for lighting, for cell phone charging now more and more, and for other simpler bake purposes. but there is a lot of productive potential, as the senator pointed out that can drive economic growth, economic development, and this is why providing electricity not just for lighting but for other purposes is very important. it can unleash a lot of human potential in these country and raising, and this issue about raising carbon emissions with electricity also has to be put in the right context. let me take the case of vietnam. in vietnam, when you see in in the early 1980s it had about 14% of electrification. 14% of the people living in rural vietnam, today, it has go
which is the combined demand of kenya, uganda and rwanda today. there is huge potential for savings in energy conversation that can fuel a lot of the power that we need in cleaner ways. let me address very briefly the potential of power. in addition to their daily tasks of lightening potential is very important. in developing countries, people in the rural areas use now electricity mostly for lighting, for cell phone charging now more and more, and for other simpler bake purposes. but there is...
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peacekeepers and government troops to halt their progress an official spokesperson has accused neighboring rwanda of supporting the rebels meanwhile civilians have joined fleeing government forces as the international community voices deep concern about the fighting. nato will assist in any way necessary in protecting turkey's border with syria according to the secretary general of the alliance and is expected to request patriot missiles in order to bolster anti aircraft defenses the turkish government has been in intense talks with nato after a number of syrian shells landed in its territory united states the netherlands and germany are the only countries able to supply the necessary missiles. barack obama is in cambodia for the final leg of his tour of asia and he became the first serving u.s. president to visit my ma praising political reform there but insisting the country still has much further to go some experts suggest the tour is part of america's attempts to wrestle influence in the region away from china relationship between the two superpowers is up for discussion in peter lavelle's cr
peacekeepers and government troops to halt their progress an official spokesperson has accused neighboring rwanda of supporting the rebels meanwhile civilians have joined fleeing government forces as the international community voices deep concern about the fighting. nato will assist in any way necessary in protecting turkey's border with syria according to the secretary general of the alliance and is expected to request patriot missiles in order to bolster anti aircraft defenses the turkish...
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, rwanda was a nonpermanent member on the security council in 1994. so the new government was actually at the negotiating table right across from me throughout all of these discussions. i had to negotiate with the rwandan government as to the composition of the international tribunal for rwanda. that wasn't the case for yugoslavia. they were not across the table from us. their conflict was raging at that point. it was a much more complex political dynamic that demanded at times compromise but also it demanded a sense of political will internationally to stand firm, to build institutions of high credibility and independence. and that created, you know, a long experience of negotiation and of -- of trying to corral the international community around the creation of courts that really needed the support of the international community to be successful. >> now, the other major institution which you discussed in your book is the international criminal court and you were the lead u.s. negotiator in negotiating in rome the statute that led to the creation of
, rwanda was a nonpermanent member on the security council in 1994. so the new government was actually at the negotiating table right across from me throughout all of these discussions. i had to negotiate with the rwandan government as to the composition of the international tribunal for rwanda. that wasn't the case for yugoslavia. they were not across the table from us. their conflict was raging at that point. it was a much more complex political dynamic that demanded at times compromise but...
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i read you were sitting around thinking about rwanda, not necessarily a light subject. guest: don't we sit around thinking about that on the couch, by the tv? it was definitely an event i could put the finger on exactly the moment where this triggered in my mind, and it was a saturday night, i got kids, you sit home, you watch movies and i was watching the miking the michael moore movie "bowling for columbine". michael and i have different political views, i look at him as a sit film in documentary -- person in documentary phillips, they are interesting, fury -- funny, those are the kinds i wanted to see. i was watching the movie, drifting off, i was thinking about rwanda and thinking about here is a genocide that happened not like in the olden days that you read in history books, it happened while i was working, and i said get that, there's one going on right now, as i sit here, you know, in my comfortable apartment in manhattan, there are people who are running for their lives in terror. and i said how can this be in our day and age, and i thought to myself, you know,
i read you were sitting around thinking about rwanda, not necessarily a light subject. guest: don't we sit around thinking about that on the couch, by the tv? it was definitely an event i could put the finger on exactly the moment where this triggered in my mind, and it was a saturday night, i got kids, you sit home, you watch movies and i was watching the miking the michael moore movie "bowling for columbine". michael and i have different political views, i look at him as a sit film...
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why is rwanda supporting m23? >> secretary carson house outlined -- there is an incredible body of evidence that there are supporting m23. one of the reasons that there is support there, it goes to the origins of the group an rwanda's interests. m23 classes themselves as the guardians -- sees themselves as the guardians. >> what is the strength of drc? >> the combo is about the size of western europe. -- congo is about the size of western europe. of 6000 deployed in the east. i do not know what the exact deployment is, because there is a vast amount of territory that the army is trying to cover with 150,000 troops. >> we're talking about a force of 1000. why is this such a big issue for the drc in order to be able to basically prevail in this situation? >> you want to -- >> a think today probably the m23 has 2000 course so troops. -- or so troops. cote is useful to graphically described the congo as a country which is as large as the eastern part of the united states, from the atlantic to the mississippi. it is an
why is rwanda supporting m23? >> secretary carson house outlined -- there is an incredible body of evidence that there are supporting m23. one of the reasons that there is support there, it goes to the origins of the group an rwanda's interests. m23 classes themselves as the guardians -- sees themselves as the guardians. >> what is the strength of drc? >> the combo is about the size of western europe. -- congo is about the size of western europe. of 6000 deployed in the east....
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the question though is not dissimilar from what we faced in rwanda. who will send the troops, and the african unef policy certain number of trips. we have not exactly committed numbers of troops and the whole question is who will sit in the troops. i may go on a minute about this because i teach a course at the university georgetown called the national security toolbox and we have looked at a whole host of ways that policy has carried out. and yesterday i was lecturing on the role of peacekeeping, and with the role of it is and what the united states supported oming and you would think thatg the u.n. was out there marauding all over the place and that the u.s. was a major contributor to the troops in peacekeeping ari operations. there are a maximum 400 americans serving in about 17 peacekeeping operations which numbers somewhere between 50 to 60,000 most of the americans serving are not troops, they are civilian advisers, so i do think that if we are going to make ao big, and legitimately a big set of criticisms about what didn't oappen in rwanda that
the question though is not dissimilar from what we faced in rwanda. who will send the troops, and the african unef policy certain number of trips. we have not exactly committed numbers of troops and the whole question is who will sit in the troops. i may go on a minute about this because i teach a course at the university georgetown called the national security toolbox and we have looked at a whole host of ways that policy has carried out. and yesterday i was lecturing on the role of...